The Ascent
1977
Two Soviet partisans depart their starving band on a short march to a nearby farm to get supplies. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls. Read more
| Starring | Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergei Yakovlev, Lyudmila Polyakova |
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| Director | Larisa Shepitko |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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The Ascent
Two Soviet partisans depart their starving band on a short march to a nearby farm to get supplies. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
| Starring | Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergei Yakovlev, Lyudmila Polyakova, Viktoriya Goldentul |
|---|---|
| Director | Larisa Shepitko |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Russian |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1977 |
| Format | DVD |
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An extraordinary, gruelling account of the partisans' fight against the Nazis in German-occupied Belorussia, The Ascent... read more on Time Out
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Defiance
- 06 Jan 2009
Poland, 1941: Three brothers – the Bielskis – escape a Nazi-ordained massacre at their farm by the skin of their teeth. They hide out in the vast Belarussian forest, while Tuvia (Daniel Craig) waits for a chance to exact his revenge on the collaborators who murdered their parents. Yet to the consternation of his brother Zus (Liev Schreiber) every time Tuvia returns from a recce, he brings more Jewish refugees back with him into the forest. Soon they have a full-scale camp on their... Read more
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